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Baby name

Greg

Boy

Origin of the name

Greg is a short form of Gregory.

Short-lived name

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The high point came in 1961, with 5,397 births and the No. 77 spot that year. The decline was steep: births are now 99% below the peak. Its rank in 2025: No. 4706. 47% of all babies named Greg since 1880 were born in the 1960s.
77,706births since 1880
1960sgeneration
No. 77rank at its peak, in 1961

Where babies named Greg are born

1961

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The darker the blue, the more common Greg is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Greg is most common in Montana (2.4 times), South Dakota (2) and Oregon (1.9), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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